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Barbecue competition dishes up good food, fun to benefit scholarships

Back In Time singer Jonathon Jackson sings to 2-year-old Riley Crook on Saturday at the fifth annual Brenau Barbecue Championship. Riley’s dad Michael Crook plays trumpet in the band. - photo by NAT GURLEY

0526BBQ 2 — Back In Time singer Jonathon Jackson sings to 2-year-old Riley Crook on Saturday at the fifth annual Brenau Barbecue Championship. Riley’s dad Michael Crook plays trumpet in the band. - photo by NAT GURLEY

Charles Phelps

Updated: May 26, 2013, 4:34 AM

Published: May 26, 2013, 4:41 AM

Barbecue lovers and expert chefs from 37 teams around the area, state and Southeast gathered in a fun, down-home barbecue cook-off Saturday in the fifth annual Brenau Barbecue Championship at Brenau University. The money raised went toward local scholarships for Gainesville-area students to attend Brenau. Along with the cook-off, Gainesville’s Old Friends Car Club sponsored a classic car show with more than 100 classic cars lined up for spectators to admire and question the owners.

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‘A weapon that we don’t understand’: Gainesville’s Bridging Hope part of pilot program on strangulation exams

An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers

04032025 BRIDGINGHOPE 3.jpg — An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Published: Apr 8, 2025, 1:54 PM

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